English Explanatory Dictionary

frightful

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Full of fright, whether
  2. Afraid, frightened.
  3. Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
  4. Full of something causing fright, whether
  5. Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming.
  6. Unpleasant, dreadful, awful (also used as an intensifier).
adv
  1. Frightfully; very.

Pronunciation

frīt′fəl /ˈfɹaɪtfəl/ en-us-frightful.ogg

Word forms

frightful more frightful most frightful frightfull

Etymology

From Middle English frightful (“afraid”), from Old English forhtfull (“fainthearted, timorous”). Equivalent to fright + -ful.

Synonyms

frightening bad

Derived words

frightfully frightfulness unfrightful

Translations

Bulgarian: уплашен Bulgarian: страшен Bulgarian: ужасен French: effrayant Galician: aterrador Portuguese: assustador Turkish: korkulu Turkish: korku dolu Turkish: dehşet Turkish: korkunç Esperanto: timiga German: furchtbar Ancient Greek: δασπλῆτις Hindi: भयानक Irish: scanrúil Latin: metūculōsus Plautdietsch: schrakjlich Plautdietsch: forchtsom Sanskrit: घोर Sanskrit: भीष्म Spanish: temible
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